Luke 21:4 (ESV)
For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she
out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.
“The Little Drummer Boy” is a popular Christmas song
written in 1941. It was originally known as “Carol of the Drum” and is based on
a traditional Czech carol. Although there isn’t any reference to a drummer boy
in the Christmas story in Matthew 1–2 and Luke 2, the point of the carol goes
straight to the heart of the meaning of worship. The carol describes how a boy
is summoned by the Magi to the scene of Christ’s birth. Unlike the wise men,
however, the drummer has no gift—so he gives what he has. He plays his drum,
saying, “I played my best for Him.”
This echoes the worship Jesus described when He told of
the widow and her two coins: “ ‘Truly I tell you,’ he said, ‘this poor widow
has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of
their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on’ ” God is worthy of our all.
All the drummer boy had was his drum and all the poor
widow had were her two coins, but the God they worshiped was worthy of their
all. He is worthy of our all as well, having given His all for us.
Dear Lord, help us give our very best and all to You not
only this Christmas but through out the year. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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